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So this is "Containerlied" by the German Rock- and Punk-Band "Die Toten Hosen"
For everyone who doesn't speak German, this is what the song's about:
it's about a beggar who tries to sleep in a container in cold night.
But unfortunately he dies.. on his head he's wearing a crown made out of a newspaper.
The last verse is about his "comeback".. he appears as a cloud and what does
he see? A little boy's wearing his paper-crown.
For the sound: I think it sounds pretty much like the original if you hardly 
use overdrive, but turn up the treble a bit more than usual.
E      0-2-2-1-0-0
Asus2  5-7-7-x-0-0
Bsus4  7-9-9-x-0-0
Try Badd11  7-9-9-8-0-0 on intro
A5     5-7-7-x-x-x
B5     7-9-9-x-0-x
C#5    9-11-11-x-x-x
G#7    4-6-4-(5)-x-x
C#m7   9-11-11-9-0-0
C#m7*  9-11-9-x-0-0
A      5-7-7-6-5-5
[Intro]
| x x x x |
|    E   Asus2|    E   Bsus4|
[Strophe]
EDies ist 'ne GeschA5ichte, die das ELeben B5schrieb,
von einem C#5Penner, der in G#7einen ConBsus4tainer stieg.
Es Ewar sehr Asus2kalt in Edieser B5Nacht
und zum C#m7Schlafen war G#7das kein B5schlechter Platz.
[Zwischenspiel]
|    E   Asus2|    E   Bsus4|
[Strophe]
Es war 'ne EHausfrau, A5die ihn als EErste B5sah,
als er schon C#5steif und G#7längst erfBsus4roren war.
Auf dem EKopf eine Asus2Krone aus EZeitungspB5apier -
sah wie'n C#m7König G#7aus, nur etwas B5unrasEiert.
[Strophe]
C#m7*                  A  
Später kam er dann als Wolke zurück.
Sah von Eoben herab und Bsus4freute sich.
     C#m7*                  A  
Er erkannte seine Krone aus Zeitungspapier:
ein kleiner EJunge trug sie mit Bsus4sich spazEieren.

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Container Lied

by Die Toten Hosen

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Chords in this song · guitar

Asus2

Bsus4

C#5

G#7

C#m7

So this is "Containerlied" by the German Rock- and Punk-Band "Die Toten Hosen"

For everyone who doesn't speak German, this is what the song's about:

it's about a beggar who tries to sleep in a container in cold night.

But unfortunately he dies.. on his head he's wearing a crown made out of a newspaper.

The last verse is about his "comeback".. he appears as a cloud and what does

he see? A little boy's wearing his paper-crown.

For the sound: I think it sounds pretty much like the original if you hardly

use overdrive, but turn up the treble a bit more than usual.

E 0-2-2-1-0-0

Asus2 5-7-7-x-0-0

Bsus4 7-9-9-x-0-0

Try Badd11 7-9-9-8-0-0 on intro

A5 5-7-7-x-x-x

B5 7-9-9-x-0-x

C#5 9-11-11-x-x-x

G#7 4-6-4-(5)-x-x

C#m7 9-11-11-9-0-0

C#m7* 9-11-9-x-0-0

A 5-7-7-6-5-5

[Intro]

| x x x x |

E Asus2 E Bsus4

| | |

[Strophe]

E A5 E B5

Dies ist 'ne Geschichte, die das Leben schrieb,

C#5 G#7 Bsus4

von einem Penner, der in einen Container stieg.

E Asus2 E B5

Es war sehr kalt in dieser Nacht

C#m7 G#7 B5

und zum Schlafen war das kein schlechter Platz.

[Zwischenspiel]

E Asus2 E Bsus4

| | |

[Strophe]

E A5 E B5

Es war 'ne Hausfrau, die ihn als Erste sah,

C#5 G#7 Bsus4

als er schon steif und längst erfroren war.

E Asus2 E B5

Auf dem Kopf eine Krone aus Zeitungspapier -

C#m7 G#7 B5 E

sah wie'n König aus, nur etwas unrasiert.

[Strophe]

C#m7 A

Später kam er dann als Wolke zurück.

E Bsus4

Sah von oben herab und freute sich.

C#m7 A

Er erkannte seine Krone aus Zeitungspapier:

E Bsus4 E

ein kleiner Junge trug sie mit sich spazieren.

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